Antrim county hurling team

Antrim is the only Ulster county to appear in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) final, the first of which was in 1943 losing to Cork and the second was in 1989 losing to Tipperary. In 1943 Antrim defeated both Galway (by 7–0 to 6–2) and Kilkenny (by 3–3 to 1–6) in the old Corrigan Park, but disappointed in the All-Ireland against Cork. Two years previously, Antrim had been graded Junior a year before, and had been beaten by Down in the Ulster final. It was only competing in the Senior Championship because the Junior grade was abolished. Antrim hurlers featured strongly in Ulster Railway cup final appearances in 1945, 1993 and 1995. In hurling, the progression that began with Loughgiel's success at club hurling level in 1983 (with players like 15-stone goalkeeper Niall Patterson) culminated in an All-Ireland final appearance in 1989. Antrim's first All-Star, Ciaran Barr starred in a 4–15 to 1–15 All-Ireland semi-final win over Offaly in 1989. The final was one of the poorest on record, as stage fright overcame the Antrim team. It was no flash in the pan: Antrim failed by just two points against Kilkenny in the 1991 All-Ireland semi-final. Antrim qualified for the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup final. On 12 August 2024, Antrim officials appointed Davy Fitzgerald as the senior team's manager, for two years, with a third one optional. ==Panel==

• Team as of 4 June 2022, 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup final vs Kerry. • Ryan Elliott • David Kearney • Gerard Walsh • Paddy Burke • Joe Maskey • Eoghan Campbell • Conall Bohill • Michael Bradley • Keelan Molloy • James McNaughton • Neil McManus • Ciarán Clarke • Conal Cunning • Conor McCann • Seaan Elliott ; : Ryan McCambridge for E. Campbell : Daniel McKernan for C. Bohill : Domhnall Nugent for C. McCann : Niall McKenna for J. McNaughton : Conor Johnston for C. Clarke : Eoin O'Neill for N. McManus ; : Paul McMullan : Stephen Rooney : Phelim Duffin : Mattie Donnelly : Scott Walsh ==Management team==

Manager: Davy Fitzgerald ==Managerial history==

Dominic McKinley ?–1997 Seán McGuinness 1997–1998 Seán McNaughton 1999–2001 Tom McLean 2001 Dinny Cahill 2001–2005 Jim McKernan 2005–2006 Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley (2) 2006–2009 Dinny Cahill 2009–2011 Jerry Wallis 2011–2012 Jim Nelson 2012 Kevin Ryan 2012–2015 P. J. O'Mullan 2015–2016 Terence McNaughton (2) & Dominic McKinley (3) 2016–2018 Neal Peden 2018–2019 Darren Gleeson 2019–2024 Davy Fitzgerald 2024– ==Players==

Notable players Captaincy Records Top scorers Neil McManus Awards • All Stars: Antrim has 5 All Stars, as of 1993. 1988: Ciaran Barr 1989: Dessie Donnelly, Olcan McFetridge 1991: Terence McNaughton 1993: Paul McKillen • Champion 15: denotes that a player also won Player of the Year for the year in question. 2006: Malachy Molloy, Paddy Richmond, Ciarán Herron 2016: Simon McCrory, Eoghan Campbell, Ciarán Clarke 2017: Paddy Burke 2020: Mattie Donnelly, Stephen Rooney, Gerard Walsh, Keelan Molloy, Niall McKenna, , Ciarán Clarke2nd 2022: Ryan Elliott, Joe Maskey, Gerard Walsh2nd, Eoghan Campbell, Keelan Molloy2nd, Conal Cunning, Ciarán Clarke3rd ==Team sponsorship==

Antrim unveiled a sponsorship agreement with Fibrus in December 2022, projected to last five years. ==Honours==

:Official honours, with additions noted. National • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship • Runners-up (2): 1943, 1989 • All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship • Winners (3): 1978, 1981, 1982 • Runners-up (1): 1974 • All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship • Winners (1): 1970 • All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship • Winners (1): 2002 • Runners-up (2): 1959, 1963 • Joe McDonagh Cup • Winners (2): 2020, 2022 • Christy Ring Cup • Winners (1): 2006 • Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017 • National Hurling League Division 2 • Winners (4): 1956, 1970, 2003, 2020 • Oireachtas Cup • Winners (1): 1946 • All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship • Winners (1): 1971 Provincial • Ulster Senior Hurling Championship • Winners (58): 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 • Runners-up (11): 1902, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1923, 1932, 1941, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000 • Walsh Cup • Winners (1): 2008 • Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship • Winners (5): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973 • Ulster Junior Hurling Championship • Winners (15): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 2002 • Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship • Winners (24): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 • Ulster Minor Hurling Championship • Winners (56): 1931, 1933, 1935–41, 1945–56, 1958–66, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995–99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 ==References==